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Business, patient monitoring

Philips introduces compact, multi-measurement patient monitors

22 October 2007

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) has introduced a new patient
monitor and a new multi-measurement module. The Philips IntelliVue MMS X2 is
an enhanced multi-measurement module that can be used with any compatible
Philips IntelliVue patient monitor. Once detached from the host monitor, it
is an independent, battery-operated transport monitor with its own display,
alarm function and the ability to store up to 24 hours of patient
information.

As soon as it is reconnected to another IntelliVue host monitor, the MMS
X2 behaves like a conventional multi-measurement module, with stored patient
monitoring data being automatically uploaded into the new monitor without
interruption in monitoring. If equipped with wireless networking capability,
the MMS X2 can also transmit data directly to an IntelliVue Information
Centre, allowing clinicians to have access to a complete, continuous record
of patient monitoring data wherever the patient may go—from emergency room
to operating room to ICU and recovery.

The MMS X2 is available with up to 12-leads of ECG with multi-lead
arrhythmia and ST segment analysis, respiration, SpO2 (choice of advanced
technologies) and non-invasive blood pressure, plus a choice between
invasive blood pressure and temperature, or mainstream and sidestream EtCO2.

Philips is also introducing the IntelliVue MP2 patient monitor. Based on
the same compact design, it is a rugged, compact, full-featured patient
monitor that offers clinical decision-support tools such as ST Map and
Horizon Trends, and the ability to connect to the IntelliVue Clinical
Network.

These features enable clinicians to assess patient information and make
confident care decisions. Users outside of the hospital — including
government, law enforcement, civilian applications and disaster relief
organizations — have expressed a need for a stand-alone monitor that can
capture patients’ vital signs while being durable enough to withstand the
rigors of use in the field.

The MP2, which is light, compact and can run on batteries, also features
a highly-configurable display that can be set up to meet these users’
individual needs.

Both the MP2 and MMS X2 also meet Philips’ rigorous environmental
standards in manufacturing and use, making them sustainable products. To be
considered to be a “Green Flagship,” a product must first undergo a
divisional EcoDesign procedure. Next, the product is investigated in at
least three of the five Green Focal Areas. Based on this analysis, the
product must be proven to offer at least 10% improved environmental
performance in at least one Green Focal Area (weight, hazardous substances,
energy, recycling and packaging) compared to a predecessor or competitive
product.